Flip Off©

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Flip Off©

A Limerick A Day To Keep You On Your Way©

There once was a man who needed a heart.

It stopped the day he was flipping his chart.

His daughter said,

He should be dead,

But he flipped to the page and read  “restart.”

Spring has arrived! But it is still chilly here in New England. That hasn’t dampened the mood!  Already drivers seem to be “happier” pressing harder on the gas as if that will make the temperature rise. Car windows open to the blaring beat of music that makes you wonder how they can drive.  God forbid if an ambulance needs to get by. The loud motorcycles are reappearing. There used to be a law prohibiting certain decibels. Who knows what happened to that one? Sunday drivers are out with their spring/summer-only vehicles.  Scooters and bikes (regular and electric)are on the sidewalks. More pedestrians are out strolling. And horns keep beeping.  We need to be alert!

After you encounter all those things and thankfully you make it home, you just want to sit down to dinner. Your phone starts. The spammers and donation solicitors (hopefully not debt collectors) start blowing up your phone. You just want to say “Flip off!”.

Controlling our emotions can be a full-time job. God, knows I have blown it many times. And will probably still.  What can we do? How do we maintain peace?

It has to be a disciplined decision. We have to consistently remind ourselves to not take it personally.  This one is difficult for me.  I know how overly sensitive I can be. God has to reign me in over and over. But the good news is, I am aware of it.  That allows me to eventually see past the disruptions and annoyances and balance back out. I can flip the chart, restart, and thank God I am not dead.

Do you need your chart flipped to restart too?

God is so forgiving that as soon as we truly “say sorry. I blew it again. Please forgive me Lord and help me do better.”, He answers with a “Yes.”

 Colossians 3:8 (KJV) But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Pray this prayer with me.

 Dear God,

Thank You for Your unfailing love and mercy. You are well aware of the stresses of this life. Cleanse me of all the things I have flipped over, flipped out, and flipped off. Replace them with kindness and patience as You remind me that I too can be the cause of someone wanting to flip me off. Together we flip the chart and restart.   In Jesus Name.  Amen.

Written by Paula Ann Kochanek

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